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Karen’s Doll Chris Likes Science

Karen’s favorite toy is her doll. The doll’ s My name is Chris. I like to read. I like
name is Kathy. Kathy has blond hair and stories about stars and planets the best.
wears a pink dress. Karen was three years The book I am reading now is about the
old when she got her doll. Kathy sleeps sun. The book has many pictures. It has a
on Karen’s bed when Karen is at school. picture of the sun on the cover. We will
study the sun in science class next year .
1. What is Karen’s favorite toy? 1. What is my name?

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2. What is the name of Karen’ s doll? 2. What kind of books do I like?

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3. What color is Kathy’s hair? 3. What am I reading about now?

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4. What color is Kathy’s dress? 4. What does the book I am reading have a lot of?

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5. What does Kathy do when Karen is at school? 5. What is on the cover of this book?

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6. Is Kathy a real person? 6. What will I study next year at school?

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My Friend Tickles The Apple Pie

I have a friend named T ickles. Tickles is Mother and I baked a pie. W e baked an
very small. He has gray fur. Tickles has apple pie. I do not like blueberry pie. First,
two round ears and a black nose. T ickles we made the pie crust. Then we put the
has a long tail. Tickles’ favorite food is filling in the crust. Next, we baked the pie
cheese. Tickles is afraid of cats. Do you for 30 minutes. After dinner, we ate the pie
know what kind of animal T ickles is? for dessert.
1. What is my friend’s name? 1. Who baked a pie?

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2. Is Tickles small or large? 2. What kind of pie did we bake?

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3. What color is Tickles’ fur? 3. What kind of pie do I not like?

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4. What food does Tickles like the best? 4. What did Mother and I do first?

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5. What is Tickles afraid of? 5. How long did we bake the pie?

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6. What kind of animal is T ickles? 6. Who ate the pie?

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Jeremy the Squirrel

There is a squirrel that lives in my
Big Balloons
backyard. The squirrel is brown. He has Lou loves balloons. At the circus, a clown gave
black stripes on his tail. Sometimes I Lou five big balloons. Lou told the clown, “Thank
watch him gather nuts. Sometimes the you.” Two balloons are red. Two balloons are green.
squirrel climbs trees. I will name the One balloon is yellow. Lou holds the balloons
squirrel Jeremy. tightly so that they will not fly away .
1. Where does the squirrel live? 1. Where did Lou get the balloons?

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2. What color is the squirrel? 2. Who gave the balloons to Lou?

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3. What is on the squirrel’ s tail? 3. How many balloons does Lou have?

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4. What does the squirrel gather? 4. What are the colors of the balloons?

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5. What does the squirrel climb? 5. What did Lou say to the clown?

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6. What will I name the squirrel? 6. Why does Lou hold the balloons tightly?

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Rainy Day Rowe’s Dog

My friend Rowe has a dog. I really like
Roy likes to play in the rain. When it rains,
Rowe’s dog. His dog is brown. She wears
he puts on his raincoat and boots. He goes
a red collar. Rowe and Bambi play with
outside. Roy splashes in the puddles. Roy
the dog a lot. Rowe’s dog loves to chew
must think that he is a duck. Sometimes
on bones. I wish I had a dog like Rowe’ s.
Meyer plays in the rain with Roy.
1. What does Roy like to play in? 1. What does my friend Rowe have?

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2. What does Roy put on when it rains? 2. Do I like Rowe’s dog?

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3. Where does Roy go? 3. What color is Rowe’s dog?

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4. What does Roy splash in? 4. What color is the dog’ s collar?

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5. What must Roy think he is? 5. What does Rowe’s dog chew on?

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6. Who plays in the rain with Roy sometimes? 6. What do I wish?

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Baby Chickens
A mother chicken sat on her nest. She
Wally the Whale
was a big chicken with yellow feathers. Wally is a big blue whale. W ally lives in
She was sitting on some eggs. One day the ocean. He swims with his whale
the eggs cracked open. Then some little friends. Sometimes Wally dives deep then
chicks popped out of the eggs. Now the he jumps high into the air. When he lands
chicken had six chicks. in the water, Wally makes a big splash.
1. Where did the mother chicken sit? 1. What kind of animal is W ally?

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2. What color were her feathers? 2. What color is Wally?

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3. What was the mother chicken sitting on? 3. Where does Wally live?

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4. What happened to the eggs one day? 4. Who does Wally swim with?

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5. What came out of the eggs? 5. What does Wally do after he dives deep?

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6. How many chicks were there? 6. What happens when Wally lands in the water?

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Betsy the Cow Joe’s Day at the Beach

My family lives on a farm. W e have a cow During the summer, Joe plays at the
beach. He wears his blue swimsuit. He
named Betsy. Betsy is brown with white
swims in the waves. Joe builds castles
spots. Betsy is a special cow. She can talk!
made of sand. For lunch, Joe brings a
Our other cows only say, “Moo.” Betsy
sandwich and some juice. Sometimes, Sol
tells us what the other cows are saying.
plays at the beach with Joe.
1. Where does our family live? 1. Where does Joe play during the summer?

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2. What is the name of our cow? 2. What does Joe like to wear?

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3. What color is Betsy? 3. What does Joe swim in?

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4. Why is Betsy a special cow? 4. What does Joe build with sand?

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5. What do our other cows say? 5. What does Joe bring for lunch?

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6. What does Betsy tell us? 6. Who plays with Joe sometimes?

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